A snowbird shows photos from southwest Florida and southern New England and other places he goes.

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Doctors Pass

Damage to roofs and pool cages and uprooted trees, along with the debris piles, are the most visible damage from Hurricane Irma. But, in many cases the storm redistributed beach sand. Friends on Sanibel have had their beach doubled in depth, receiving sand lost by Captiva.

Doctors Pass is at a vulnerable location in Naples, where Moorings Bay joins the Gulf of Mexico. Collier County has approved a $2 million project to rebuild and extend a jetty and replace the

beach sand that was lost. The project has already begun and will take four months.